BAHIA BAY PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF
COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF BAHIA BAY SUBDIVISION OF
ARANSAS COUNTY, TEXAS
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF ARANSAS
WHEREAS, with the power provided in paragraph 1.1 of the Declaration Covenants and Restrictions of record in Volume 246, Page 255 of the Deed Records of Aransas County, Texas and the Amendment to the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions filed of record in Volume 287, Page 481 of the Deed Records of Aransas County, Texas, the Bahia Bay Property Owners' Association (the “Association”) has been given authority to amend the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions; and,
WHEREAS, Section 9.2 requires this written instrument of amendment be executed and acknowledged by seventy-five percent (75%) of the owners of fee title of the Lots in the Subdivision be filed of record in the Deed Records of Aransas County, Texas; and
WHEREAS, seventy-five percent (75%) of the owners of fee title of Lots in the Subdivision is equal to ninety (91) Lots, there being one hundred twenty (122) Lots total in the Subdivision:
NOW, THEREFORE, Ballots for Amendments are hereby filed with this written instrument of amendment having been executed and acknowledged by at least 91 owners; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Bahia Bay Property Owners' Association does hereby amend the covenants as follows:
1.1 There is hereby created an Architectural Control Committee (the “Committee”), which shall be composed of three (3) members. Each member shall serve until his successor is named, as provided herein, and shall be as named in the attached Appendix I. (See 2012 Amendment )
A majority of the Committee may designate a representative to act for it. In the event of the death or resignation of any member of the Committee, the remaining members shall have full authority to designate and appoint a successor. No member of the Committee, or its designated representative, shall be entitled to any compensation for services performed hereunder. The record owners of a majority of the Lots in such addition shall have the power, at any time, to file a duly recorded written instrument to change the membership of the Committee, to withdraw powers and duties from the Committee, or to restore the powers and duties of the Committee. Such action shall be effective upon recordation of a written document properly reflecting the same.
1.2 It shall be the general purpose of the committee to provide for maintenance of high standards of architecture and construction in such a manner as to enhance the aesthetic properties and structural soundness of the developed Subdivision. The Committee shall be guided by and, except when in their sole discretion good planning would dictate to the contrary, controlled by this Declaration. The judgment of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding.
1.3 No building, fence, wall or other structure shall be erected, in the Subdivision; nor shall any exterior addition to, or change or alteration be made; nor shall any landscaping on any Lot or Lots that would affect drainage or utility easements be undertaken until the plans and specifications showing the nature, kind, shape, height, materials and location of the same shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by, the Committee as to harmony of external design and location in relation to surrounding structures and, topography. The Committee may refuse to accept or may require changes, deletions or revisions in such plans and specifications in order to insure that the architectural and general appearance of all buildings and grounds be in conformity with this Declaration and the general appearance of the Subdivision, and that such plans and specifications are not detrimental to the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community. Refusal of approval of plans and specifications or required changes, deletions or revisions in same may be based upon any reasonable grounds, including purely aesthetic grounds, which in the sole discretion of the Committee shall be deemed conclusive and controlling.
1.4 In the event that any plans and specifications are submitted to the Committee as provided herein, and the Committee shall fail either to approve or reject such plans and specifications for a period of thirty (30) days following such submission, approval by the Committee shall be deemed to have been obtained.
1.5 The Committee shall determine whether the provisions contained in the Declaration are being complied with; however, no act or failure or refusal of the Committee to initiate action to challenge a real or threatened violation of this Declaration or otherwise to act on its own initiative, shall be deemed to constitute waiver of any right or duty of the Committee at any time or from time to time thereafter to initiate such action and/or enforce compliance with this Declaration. The Committee may act or refuse to act in any real or threatened violation of his Declaration, all in the exercise of its sole discretion.
1.7 Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, it shall remain the prerogative and in the jurisdiction of the Committee to review applications and grant approvals for exceptions to the provisions herein. Variations from these requirements and, in general, other forms of deviations from these restrictions imposed hereby, may be made when and only when such exceptions, variances and deviations do not in any way detract from the appearance of the premises, and are not in any way detrimental to the public welfare or to the property of other persons located in the vicinity hereof, all in the sole opinion of the Committee.
1.8 The Committee may from time to time adopt certain reasonable building and construction standards which will govern the standards by which all improvements in the Subdivision will be constructed. The Committee shall adopt such standards and shall make copies of same available to the owners of Lots in the Subdivision upon request. The Committee may modify or amend such building standards from time to time as in their sole discretion they shall deem appropriate.
2.1 Residential Use. No Lot in the Subdivision shall be used other than for single family residential purposes and no building shall be designed for, or erected, placed, occupied, altered, or permitted to remain on any Lot or portion thereof other than a single family residence and attached garage . No trailer, mobile home, motor home, modular home, geodesic dome, tent, shack, lean to or other outbuilding may be placed, moved, erected or permitted to remain on any Lot in the Subdivision, temporarily or permanently, by either an owner of any Lot in this Subdivision or any guest of any such owner. No structure or any part of the property shall be occupied or used as a residence, temporarily or permanently, until the exterior thereof is completely finished and all plumbing, electrical and sewage facilities have been fully installed and connected as required hereinafter.
2.2 Building Location. No building shall be located on any Lot nearer than twenty (20') feet from the land side of the bulkhead adjoining said Lot, nor nearer than five (5') feet from the side of any interior line of any such Lot, and shall not be nearer than twenty (20') feet from the land side of the curb adjoining such Lot.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the set back requirements for buildings on Lots bordering on Ocean Drive shall be seven (7') feet from Ocean Drive. For the purposes of this covenant, eaves, steps, and open porches shall be considered as a part of the building.
2.3 Boat Slips. No boat slips cut through the channel bulkheads are allowed in the Bahia Bay Subdivision.
2.4 Fences or Walls. No fence or wall shall be erected, placed altered or maintained on any building site nearer to the front lot line than the minimum building setback line shown on the recorded plat of the Subdivision or in any event, forward of the front wall line of the main building. No fence or wall shall be erected, placed, altered or maintained on any Lot in such a manner that it will affect or impair the drainage areas designated by the Architectural Control Committee.
2.5 Minimum Floor Area. Any single family dwelling constructed on a Lot in the Subdivision must have a main floor living area of not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet, exclusive of open or screened porches, terraces, patios, driveways, carports and garages, unless adjusted or waived by the Committee. Any dwelling constructed on pilings shall have such pilings enclosed to the extent required by the architectural Control Committee, and, in any event, at least one-half (½) of the ground area of any such dwelling on pilings shall be enclosed.
2.7 Completion Time. Any house, structure, or improvement commenced on any Lot in the Subdivision, shall be completed within six (6) months after the beginning of such construction, or within such additional time as may be approved in writing by the Committee and no partially completed house, structure or improvement of any type shall be permitted to remain on said property beyond said period of time. Completion is defined to mean that all plumbing and electrical has been connected and tested, and all final inspections have been made and passed.
2.8 Full Lot Required. No structure or improvement of any type shall be erected, placed upon, or maintained on any building, bulkhead, or adjacent canal for any area less than one full Lot as designated on the recorded plat of the Subdivision.
2.9 Plumbing and Sanitary Facilities. All structures shall have plumbing installations completed and approved by the Committee prior to occupancy. Such plumbing shall comply with all laws, rules and regulations of governmental authorities having and asserting jurisdiction. No outside toilet shall be installed or maintained on any Lot in this Subdivision and all plumbing shall be connected with a septic tank and adequate drain field, constructed and installed in accordance with the health regulations of the State and County and of any other governmental authority having jurisdiction. Such installations shall be constructed and maintained by the owner of the Lot upon which the same is situated so that no effluent from the same shall ever drain or flow upon the ground surface or drain in such manner above or below the surface that it will cause any degree of pollution of the channels in the Subdivision. All septic tanks and drain fields shall be located at least fifty (50') feet from the nearest channel bulkhead. The septic tank systems shall be discontinued and all sewage systems shall be connected to such public sanitary system within a reasonable time, not to exceed six (6) months from the date such public system is available, all at the expense of the owner.
2.10 Electrical. No source of electrical energy shall be brought to any Lot or used upon a Lot until the Committee has approved plans and specifications for the erection of approved improvements on such Lot.
2.11 Water. Each residential dwelling constructed on any Lot shall be connected to the water system installed in the Subdivision. As each residence is completed and occupied in the Subdivision, each owner shall be required to purchase water from the owner of the water system within the Subdivision, and shall pay a reasonable amount for the use of such water as the owner of such water system shall from time to time charge. No individual water wells shall be allowed on any Lot.
2.12 Gas and Liquid Storage. All tanks for storage of gases or liquids or fuel or otherwise shall be buried beneath the surface of the ground unless otherwise required by law. As, if, and when natural gas is made available to the Subdivision all houses in the Subdivision which are then using alternate fuels shall be connected to such natural gas pipeline systems within a reasonable time not to exceed six (6) months from the date such system is available, all at the expense of the owner.
2.13 Hunting, Fishing and Livestock. No hunting shall be allowed in the Subdivision and any discharge of firearms is strictly prohibited. No fixed net or fixed line fishing shall be permitted in any of the channels which could in any way interfere with the free navigability of such channels. No livestock or household pets may be raised on any Lot in the Subdivision for commercial purposes. Commercial kennels are not allowed in the Subdivision.
2.14 Channels. The owner of each Lot shall be responsible for maintaining that portion of any channel contiguous to his Lot free of all debris, trash, rubbish, garbage, or any other unsightly or unsanitary material or any hazard to navigation. The channels in the Subdivision shall not be used for dumping any foreign matter of any type and nothing shall at any time be deposited or left in any channel other than properly tended or moored boats. No owner of any Lot or any guest of such owner, shall moor his boat in any area of any channel, except in that portion of the channel contiguous to such owner's Lot. The owners of all Lots in the Subdivision shall strictly observe a 1000 RPM speed limit in all channels and shall endeavor to enforce all others using such channels to observe such speed limit. No boat used for commercial fishing purposes shall be moored in any channel within the Subdivision.
2.15 Docks and Piers. Boat docks, piers and walkways of any type shall not be allowed to protrude more than five (5) feet beyond the water side of the bulkhead into the channel, and their manner of construction shall be approved by the Committee prior to their construction. Pilings may be placed no more than fifteen (15') feet (inclusive of dock piers and walkways) beyond the wall side of the bulkhead into the channel and their manner of construction and location shall be approved by Committee prior to their construction.
2.16 Nuisances. No noxious nor offensive, unlawful or immoral activity shall be carried on upon any Lot in the Subdivision, nor shall anything be done thereon which shall become an annoyance or nuisance to any part of the Subdivision.
2.17 Appearance of Lots. No Lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground or rubbish or any other material. Trash, garbage or other waste or materials shall not be kept except in sanitary containers, which containers shall be kept in wooden storage boxes attached to the main structure on the Lot. No incinerators shall be kept on the subject property or on any Lot. Equipment for the storage or disposal of waste material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and all such items shall be maintained in a neat and attractive manner. No vehicle (boats, boat trailers, campers, recreational vehicles, or any other) shall be permitted to remain on any Lot or on any street adjacent to any Lot for more than thirty (30) days in each calendar year, except that, however, any such vehicle, excluding recreational vehicles, may remain longer if they are parked in the open next to the owner’s house not forward of the front wall line and not behind the back wall line of the main building. Boats, boat trailers, and campers may be parked in a fenced area or garage or in a screened area approved by the Committee.
2.18 Bridges and Culverts. In the event any Lot owner installs any bridge or culvert in any drainage ditch that may be necessary upon the Lot, such shall be constructed of concrete pipe and be of a size not less than twelve (12) inches in diameter, or such larger diameter that may be required to provide adequate drainage. Said bridge or culvert shall be constructed in such a manner that it will not affect drainage or utility easements imposed on any Lot within the Subdivision.
2.19 Exterior Lights. The owners of each Lot in the Subdivision shall maintain good and operating condition, properly painted and maintained at all times, an exterior light of the type and in the location selected and determined by the Committee, which exterior light is to be erected at such time as a residence is constructed upon said Lot. Such light shall be illuminated at the Lot owner's cost from dusk through daylight of every night to provide proper exterior illumination for the Subdivision as a whole. In the event that the owner of the Lot fails or refuses to repair, replace light bulbs, or maintain such exterior light, the Association may do so and charge the owner for such service.
2.20 Signs. No obnoxious, offensive, or profane sign of any kind shall be kept or displayed to the public view in the Subdivision. The Committee or its assigns can remove any sign violating this provision without consent of the Lot owner and without any liability for such action.
2.21 Drilling and Excavations. No oil well drilling, oil development operations, oil refining, quarrying or mining operations of any kind shall be permitted on a Lot; nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, or shafts be permitted on any Lot. No derrick or other structure designed for use in boring for oil, natural gas or other minerals shall be erected, maintained or permitted on any Lot in the Subdivision.
2.22 Grass and Weeds. Each Lot owner shall keep grass, weeds and vegetation trimmed or cut so that the same shall remain in a neat, orderly and attractive condition., In the event an owner of any Lot shall fail to maintain the premises in a neat and orderly manner the Committee shall have the right, through its agents and employees, to enter upon said Lot and to repair, maintain and restore the Lot, all at the expense of owner.
2.23 Fences, Walls, Hedges or Utility Meters. No fence, wall, hedge or utility meter shall be placed or permitted on any Lot without first obtaining the approval of the Committee; provided that no fence or wall (other than a decorative fence or wall) may be placed nearer to any front or side street than is permitted for the house or building on such Lot; nor shall any fence or wall exceed six (6') feet in height.
2.24 Shrubs and Trees. No shrub or tree planting .which obstructs sight lines at elevations between two (2') feet and six (6') feet above the roadway shall be planted or permitted to remain on any corner Lot within the triangular area formed by the curb lines of such intersecting streets and a line connecting such curb line at points twenty-five (25') feet from their intersection or, in the case of rounded corner, from the intersection of the curb lines as extended. The same sight line limitations shall apply on any Lot within ten (10') feet of the intersection of a street curb line and the edge of a driveway. No trees shall be permitted to remain within such distances of such intersections unless the foliage line is maintained at a height of more than six (6') feet above ground level.
2.25 Swimming Pools. Swimming pools shall be permitted, provided: (i) that approval of the location of same is first obtained from the Committee; (ii) that the construction and maintenance of same is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and ordinances of state, county and/or municipal authorities asserting jurisdiction.
2.26 Driveways. No driveway shall be placed or permitted in any Lot unless such driveway is constructed of concrete.
2.27 Boats. No commercial boats, including but not limited to shrimping boats, shall be moored in the canal within the subdivision.
The Association hereby reserves a right-of-way and easement for the purpose of maintaining and keeping the canals, channels, and bulkheads located within the Subdivision fifteen (15’) wide along the rear lot lines of each Lot. The Association further reserves a right-of-way and easement for utilities and drainage, including without limitation, electric, water, telephone, sewage, television and/or communication cables, as are shown on the applicable Plat or as are designated by the Committee by appropriate instrument filed for record in Aransas County, Texas. The Association further reserves the right to assign and/or dedicate, assign and/or convey said utility and/or drainage easements and any rights and interests therein at any time and from time to time in Association’s sole discretion. This Declaration shall never be deemed to obligate the Association to furnish, construct or maintain or cause to be furnished constructed or maintained any road, street, utility and/or drainage easement and/or any improvements on any of the foregoing. Within these easements, no structure, fences, planting or other material shall be placed or permitted to remain which may damage, or interfere with the installation and maintenance of utilities or which may change the direction of flow of drainage channels in the easements or which may obstruct or retard the flow of water through drainage channels. The easements include, without limitation the right of ingress and egress thereon at reasonable times to such easements for construction, maintenance, repair and replacement purposes without consent or approval of the owner or purchaser of the applicable Lot and without compensation or redress to the owner or purchaser of said Lot by reason of such construction, maintenance, repair or replacement. Any improvements placed in the easement area by the owner or purchaser of any Lot may be removed and replaced by the Association and/or any person or entity having any right, title or interest in the easement, including without limitation any public authority or utility company, all without liability to go and at the expense of the owner or purchaser of said Lot. The easement area of each Lot and all improvements thereon shall be maintained continuously by the owner of the Lot covered by said easement, except for those improvements which are owned by the owner of the easement, such as applicable public authority or utility company. Owners and purchasers shall have no cause of action against the Association, its successors, assigns, employees and/or agents, or utility companies, water districts or other authorized entity using such easements, either at law or in equity, for any damage or otherwise caused by the installing, operating, maintaining repairing and/or replacing the above utility and/or drainage easements and/or any improvements thereon. All utility connections including but not limited to telephone and electric power service shall be underground and no owner of any Lot shall erect any poles on any Lot for aerial erection of power or telephone lines.
4.1 Subdivided Lots. No lot or parcel of land shall be divided by the owners or purchasers thereof, their heirs or assigns, into smaller Lots, whether for lease, sale or rental purposes, except as may be designated or permitted on any applicable Plat.
5.1 Property Owners' Association. All Lot owners, including the Declarant in the Subdivision shall be members of the Association, and shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each Lot owned in fee. When more than one (1) person holds an interest in any Lot, all such persons shall be members, but there shall be only one (1) vote permitted for each Lot owned. The Association shall be a corporation organized under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act. The Association shall have a Board of Directors and shall act by vote of a majority in interest of the owners of the Subdivision Lots, voting in accordance with its procedures established herein and in accordance with its Bylaws. Membership shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from ownership of any Lot which is subject to this declaration. By acceptance of a deed to any Lot or Lots within the Subdivision, the owner of such Lots shall thereby expressly come bound by the terms, provisions and covenants herein contained, and shall be a member of the Association.
6.1 Creation of the Lien and Personal Obligation of Assessments. Each owner of any Lot in the Subdivision covenants and agrees and is deemed to covenant and agree to pay to the Association; (1) annual assessments of charges, and (2) special assessments for capital improvements, such assessments to be established and collected as hereinafter provided. The annual and special assessments, together with interest, costs and reasonable attorney's fees, shall, to the full extent permitted by law, be a charge on the Lot subject to this Declaration and shall be a continuing lien upon the property against which each such assessment is made. Each such assessment, together with interest, costs and reasonable attorney's fees, shall also be the personal obligation of the person who was the Owner of each Lot in the Subdivision at the time when the assessment fell due. The Association shall have the duty and obligation to establish, collect and administer such assessments.
6.2 Purpose of Assessments. The assessments levied by the Association shall be used exclusively to promote the recreation, health, safety and welfare of the residents in the Subdivision and for the improvement and maintenance of the road system, canals, channels and bulkheads located within the Subdivision; and any other property dedicated to the public within the Subdivision which is not being maintained by a public entity.
6.3 Annual Assessment. Each Lot in the Subdivision shall be subject to an annual maintenance charge of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars (See amendment) per Lot, to be paid by the record owner of each Lot on January 1 of the year for which such maintenance charge is due. The Board of Directors of the Association may increase the amount of such annual assessment by ten (10%) percent above the previous year's annual assessment. By vote of at least fifty-one (51%) percent of the members who are voting in person or by proxy, at a meeting called for the purpose of increasing the annual assessment, such annual assessment may be increased by more than ten (10%) percent per annum over the previous year's annual assessment. The Board of Directors of the Association shall fix the amount of the annual assessment against each Lot at least thirty (30) days before each January 1st. Written notice of the annual assessment shall be sent to every owner subject thereto. The due date shall be March 1 of each calendar year. The Association shall, upon demand, and for a reasonable charge, furnish a certificate signed by an officer of the Association setting forth whether the assessments on a specified Lot have been paid.
6.4 Special Assessments for Capital Improvements. In addition to the annual assessments authorized above, the Association may levy, in any assessment year, a special assessment applicable to that year only for the purpose of defraying, in whole or in part, the cost of any construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair or replacement of the canals, channels and bulkheads within the Subdivision and for any other purposes as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Board of Directors of the Association, to maintain or improve the Subdivision in the manner which it considers to be of the greatest general benefit to the owners and occupants of this Subdivision; provided that any such assessment must have the vote of at least fifty-one (51%) percent of the members who are voting in person or by proxy at a meeting duly called for this purpose.
6.5 Notice for Any Action Authorized Under 6.3 and 6.4. Written notice of any meeting called for the purpose of taking any action authorized under 6.3 and 6.4 shall be sent to all members not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than fifty (50) days in advance of the meeting.
6.6 Uniform Rate of Assessment. Both annual and special assessments must be fixed at a uniform rate for all Lots.
6.7 Date of Commencement of Annual Assessments. The annual assessments shall be for the duration of this Declaration unless further amended.
6.8 Effect of Nonpayment of Assessments: Remedies. Any assessment not paid on the date when due, shall be immediately delinquent and shall, together with such interest and cost of collection as is hereinafter provided, immediately become a continuing lien on the property which shall, to the full extent permitted by law bind such property in the hands of the then owner, his heirs, devisees, personal representatives, successors land assigns. If the assessment is not paid within thirty (30) days after the due date, an additional assessment of $15 will be added for the first month and $10 per month for each full or partial month thereafter, and the Association, may either (1) bring an action at law against the owner personally obligated to pay the same, or (2) foreclose the lien against the property, or (3) both, and in either event, there shall be added to the amount of such assessment interest as provided and all costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees. The lien for assessments herein Provided may be foreclosed, without prejudice and subject to all liens for taxes or special assessments levied by the city, county and state governments or any political subdivision or special district thereof, and liens securing amounts due or to become due under any mortgage, vendor's lien or deed of trust filed for record prior to the date payment of such assessment becomes due; by the holder thereof in the same manner as either a vendor's lien, or as is provided for foreclosure of a contractual deed of trust lien on real property under Texas Property Code, Section 51.001, or by judicial foreclosure. In the event of foreclosure under Section 51.001, the Committee, or the Association, if formed, shall be entitled to designate a trustee by instrument recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Aransas County, Texas, and upon such recording, such trustee shall, at the request of the Committee or the Association, if formed, give notice of sale as required by section 51.001 and sell such Lot or interest therein to the highest bidder for at the Courthouse door of Aransas County, Texas, at public venue and at the time provided in said statute, it being understood that the recitations contained in the Trustee's deed shall be conclusively presumed true and correct. No owner may waive or otherwise escape liability for the assessments provided herein by nonuse of the canals, channels, bulkheads or any other Property dedicated to the public within the Subdivision which not maintained by a public entity or by abandonment of his Lot.
6.9 Subordination of the Lien to Mortgagees. The lien of the assessments provided for herein shall be subordinate to the lien of any first mortgage. Sale or transfer of any Lot shall not affect the assessment lien. No sale or transfer shall relieve such Lot owner from liability for any assessments thereafter becoming due or from the lien thereof. No extinguishment of the lien shall relieve the delinquent Lot owner from personal obligation and liability therefore.
6.10 Non-Abatement of Assessments. No diminution or abatement of assessments shall be allowed or claimed for inconveniences or discomfort arising from the making of repairs or improvements to the canals, channels, bulkheads, or any other property dedicated to the public within the Subdivision which is not being maintained by a public entity, or from any action taken to comply with any law, ordinance or order of a governmental authority.
6.11 Right to Waive Collection. The Association, shall have the right to waive the collection of the annual fee in the event the County of Aransas elects to undertake the maintenance, improvement and repair of the canals, channels, bulkheads or any other property dedicated to the public within the Subdivision which is not being maintained by a public entity.
7.1 Canals, Channels and Bulkheads. The Association shall improve, maintain, repair and otherwise care for the canals, channels and bulkheads within the Subdivision, and any other property dedicated to the public within the Subdivision which is not being maintained by a public entity.
7.2 Willful or Negligent Acts. In the event that the need for maintenance or repair is caused through the willful or negligent act of any owner, his family, guests or invitees, the Association shall add the cost of such maintenance, as a Special Assessment, to the normal assessment of such Owner.
8.1 Adding and Removing Property Owned by Declarant. Declarant reserves, and shall at all times have the right, without the consent or approval of any other person, to make additional real property located adjacent to the above Subdivision now or hereafter owned by the Declarant subject to this Declaration. However, the Declarant makes no representation or warranty that any such adjacent properties will be annexed to this Declaration or that the development of such adjacent properties will be developed in accordance within the scheme of this Declaration.
8.2 Procedure for Adding Property Owned by Declarant. The additions authorized pursuant to Article 8.1 above shall be effectuated by the recordation in the Deed Records of Aransas County, Texas of a Supplementary Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions (the “Supplementary Declaration”).
8.4 Contents of Supplementary Declaration. The Supplementary Declaration shall describe the properties to be annexed to the scheme of this Declaration and shall state that it is being made pursuant to the terms of the Declaration for the purpose of annexing the property described in the Supplementary Declaration to the scheme of the Declaration and extending the jurisdiction of the Association to cover the property so described in such Supplementary Declaration. The Supplementary Declaration may contain such complementary additions and modifications to the Declaration as may be necessary to reflect the different character, if any, of the real property being annexed and as are not inconsistent with the general scheme of this Declaration. In no event, however, shall such Supplementary Declaration revoke, modify or add to the covenants and agreements established by this Declaration with regard to any real property subject to the Declaration prior to the recordation of such Supplementary Declaration; provided, however, that Owners of Lots within the existing Bahia Bay Subdivision shall, upon recordation of any Supplementary Declaration, have a right and nonexclusive easement of enjoyment in and to the canals and channels described in the plat of the property being annexed. Any Supplementary Declaration recorded in accordance with the terms hereof shall be conclusive in favor of all persons who rely thereon in good faith. From and after recordation of any Supplementary Declaration in accordance with the provisions hereof, the real property described therein shall be subject to the provisions of this Declaration, and the jurisdiction of the Association-pursuant to the terms of this Declaration, the ByLaws and the Articles of such Association.
9.1 Term. Covenants and Conditions of this Declaration shall run with the Lots in the Subdivision subject hereto and shall be binding upon all owners of such Lots and all persons claiming under them for a period of twenty (20) years from the date this Declaration is filed of record in the Deed Records of Aransas County, Texas; after which time these Covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of ten (10) years, unless an instrument of termination in writing, executed and acknowledged by seventy five (75%) percent of the owners of fee title to the Lots in the Subdivision subject hereto, is filed of record in the Deed Records of Aransas County, Texas. The instrument of termination shall be effective to terminate this Declaration at the expiration date of the initial twenty (20) year term , if said instrument is filed of record as set forth above during the initial twenty (20) year term, or if such instrument is filed of record as set forth above during any ten (10) year period of extension, this Declaration shall terminate at the end of said ten (10) year period of extension.
9.2 Amendments. This Declaration and any or all of the conditions set out herein may be amended by an instrument of amendment meeting the following requirements: The instrument of amendment shall be in writing and shall be executed and acknowledged by seventy five (75%) percent of the owners of fee title of the Lots in the Subdivision subject hereto, and must be filed of record in the Deed Records of Aransas County, Texas; provided, however, the Declarant hereby reserves and shall at all times have right to amend this Declaration without the consent of any other person for the purpose of correcting any typographical or other error in this Declaration. Without limitation, the instrument of amendment may amend Sections 8.1 and 8.2 hereof. The instrument of amendment shall be deemed to be effective on the date instrument is filed of record in Aransas County, Texas. No Any (see correction filed 11/20/09) amendment to this Declaration shall be binding on all Lots in the Subdivision subject hereto and the owners thereof, after the effective date thereof.
9.3 Notices. Any notice required to be sent to any owner under the provisions of this Declaration shall be deemed to have been properly sent when mailed postpaid, certified mail, receipt requested, to the last known address of the person who appears as owner on the records of the Association at the time of such mailing. This Section shall never be deemed to obligate Declarant and/or the Committee, or Association, when formed, to maintain records of addresses or to give notices. It shall be the duty of each owner to keep Declarant and/or the Committee, or Association, when formed, currently advised as to the addresses of owners.
9.4 Article 9.4 is deleted in its entirety.
9.5 Severability. In the event that any of the provisions of this Declaration conflict with any other provisions hereof and/or with the applicable Plat, the more restrictive provisions shall govern. If any paragraph, section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Declaration shall be or become illegal, or void for any reason or shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, null or void, the remaining paragraphs, sections, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Declaration shall continue in full force and effect and shall not be affected thereby. It is hereby declared that said remaining paragraphs, sections, sentences, clauses and phrases would have been imposed and are imposed irrespective of the fact that any one or more other paragraphs, sections, sentences, clauses and phrases shall become or be illegal, null or void.
9.6 Enforcement. If any owner of any Lot shall violate or attempt to violate this Declaration or any of the conditions or covenants herein, it shall be lawful for the Association, Committee, or any members of the Association, to prosecute any proceeding at law or in equity against the person or persons violating or attempting to violate this Declaration or any such conditions or covenants and to prevent such violation or threat of violation and/or to recover damages for such violation of threat of violation, including reasonable attorney's fees and in general to pursue and seek such other remedies and/or relief as may be permitted at law and/or in equity, including, without limitation, specific performance. Without limitation, in order to enhance and protect the value of the Lots described herein, the right to prosecute any proceeding at law or in equity against any person or persons violating or attempting to violate any conditions either to prevent such violations or to recover damages or other dues for each violation is also expressly reserved to the Association; however, this Section shall never be deemed to obligate the Association to threaten or prosecute any proceedings in law or equity or otherwise enforce this Declaration or the conditions.
9.7 Signature Block. The President of the Association, by signing these Amended Restrictions, does hereby certify that members of the Association representing more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the lots in the Bahia Bay subdivision have signed the amendments and whose acknowledged signatures are on file with the Secretary of the Association.
Bahia Bay Property Owners’ Association,
a Texas non-profit corporation
By:_________________________
Pat Kenny, President
Attest:________________________
Dee Burk, Secretary
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF ARANSAS
This instrument was acknowledged before me on this the _________ day of
February, 2000, by __________________________, President of the Bahia
Bay Property Owners’ Association, Inc., a Texas non-profit corporation on behalf of said corporation.
____________________________
Notary Public
State of Texas
